Sir Tonk posted:

All it's doing is feeding the right's persecution complex, like they needed any help with that.

Fried Chicken posted:

So the MAC won't be playing in Indianapolis

http://espn.go.com/college-sports/story/_/id/12594299/mac-hold-championships-meetings-indiana

Talmonis posted:

Are you trying to say that African-American culture and neighborhoods aren't different than white neighborhoods? Because I don't agree. I would not fit into a black neighborhood without serious time and investment.

Pinball posted:

Are there any states that won't have issues with food and water in the coming years? Perhaps I should get out of Texas, if things are just going to get worse.

SpiderHyphenMan posted:

Are members of Congress allowed to introduce legislation that would declare war on a country that the Executive Branch is presently engaged in diplomatic talks with?

Joementum posted:

How to make a cocktail, according to the US Department of Agriculture Forrest Service, 1974.

Gravel Gravy posted:

Why would you mix scotch with Coke?

Sir Tonk posted:

Did he store the corruption in his mini-fridge?

In other news, Fiorina knows what really caused the drought in California.

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/apr/6/carly-fiorina-blames-liberal-environmentalists-for/


The whole thing is terrific.

Sir Tonk posted:

Meg From Family Guy posted:

cool goon flicks cigarette into puddle of gasoline leading to a car causing an exploision: youll have to make a new law saying fail aids is illegal to get rid of me

greatn posted:

Which makes them pointless toothless laws because no woman gets out of bed at 11 months and says "hmm, I don't want a baby after all, let's go partial birth abort this sucker".

zoux posted:

I know it's a crime for a citizen in probably all jurisdictions, but is filing a false report as a police officer actually a criminal matter or an administrative one?

lamentable dustman posted:

I did find it odd that CNN was showing the killing on a loop for like 15 minutes but they bleeped out the recorder cursing 'poo poo' as the shots were fired.

Radbot posted:

Like I said, this happens to people and families that don't involve murderers. Why is this relevant to this particular situation? Perhaps you should start a thread about COBRA?

Are we going to talk about the eligibility of his family for student loans post-innocent man murdering? What the gently caress is this stupid derail about?

Unzip and Attack posted:

I disagree. You won't find many points of contention about the case on this forum, since such incontrovertible evidence of guilt has been made public. How far the killer's state-sponsored benefits should extend, now that's a much more interesting political/ethical quandary (without the legions of strawmen anyway).

Unzip and Attack posted:

I'd also like someone to answer this question: if the police department sets up a college fund for the kid and funnels public money into it, would objecting to that be "punishing" the wife? If so, why is an extension of healthcare benefits ok but not the college fund? What about a special pension for the wife if the officer goes to jail? How about extending the healthcare coverage until he's 1? Or 10? Where does "empathy" end and undeserved privilege begin? (I realize this is a hypothetical)

UIApplication posted:

This is the most concise summary of this viewpoint and I fail to see how people can disagree with it

Unzip and Attack posted:

What about continuing the cop's pay while he (hopefully) serves life in prison? Also extending the health insurance out a year or hell, 26 years until the kid is an adult, would also meet your definition of "extending what she already has". Would you be ok with taxpayers footing those bills?

Recycle Bin posted:

I was mulling over what it would mean to have a First Man as opposed to a First Lady under a Hillary presidency, and it occurred to me that I don't think there's anything legally preventing Chelsea from assuming the role. Thoughts?

Slate Action posted:

Ginsberg will be gone before any of the conservative justices, most likely. All the more reason.

Franco Potente posted:

It took me a moment to realize you meant Michigan's 5th congressional district, and not the UK's secret service.

Unless...

Samurai Sanders posted:

What's the Democrat version of this look like, anyway?

KiteAuraan posted:

So say that you want to work to change some of the hosed up poo poo going on in this country? What is a good organization to start with as a volunteer? Particularly in Arizona, but national groups are also fine. I just want to get involved somehow and try to do what little I can to help change poo poo.

Joementum posted:

Someone should tell the Senate Foreign Relations Committee about Obama's nefarious plan because they just passed it unanimously, 19-0.

Joementum posted:

Quote of the morning, "Charles and David Koch are well known for their business success, their generous philanthropic efforts and for their focus on innovation in management. Some also know them for their activism in the political realm. All of these are important contributions to society. What is underappreciated is their passion for freedom and their commitment to ideas. Unlike many crony capitalists who troll the halls of Congress looking for favors, the Kochs have consistently lobbied against special-interest politics." ~ Rand Paul

Amergin posted:

Citation needed: evidence that a minimum wage increase will improve quality of life and give a substantial increase to disposable income in the long run.

quote:

24) “The point I was making was not that Grandmother harbors any racial animosity. She doesn’t. But she is a typical white person…” -- Barack Obama

drakegrim posted:

http://news.mcdonalds.com/press-releases/mcdonald-s-usa-announces-new-employee-benefit-package-including-wage-increase-an-nyse-mcd-1185520

McDonalds did increase to wage to Corporate employees, but you have to remember that most of the restaurants are franchised and do not fall under Corporate McDonalds. That being said, franchise restaurants usually take a 15 to 20% hit on margin profits for paying low wage employees. Increasing the wage can cause a lot of financial instability to the franchise, so they would have to raise the amount of their product being sold. if you, raised the average wage of $7.25 to $15.00 , that is almost a 100% increase. If you pay 1 dollar for a large fry and apply the same dynamics to the new cost of the fry, that would be almost $2. Would you be willing to pay for the same fry of the same consistency and quantity but at a 100% increase? The average cost of a family of a father, mother, 3 kids cost about $28. the new cost could be over $55 now. see my point?